I spend each February in the Fort Lauderdale area and I have not found a really good session for the kind of Swing/Folk/Bluegrass I play. I did find a couple of Bluegrass sessions near Hollywood, but bluegrass is not a good genre for guitarists who like to improvise melodically. If there are Western Swing players in that area, I would like to meet them. I play guitar and mandolin.

Hello Mick – this is weird. I also play guitar and mandolin, and I too spend Februaries in the Fort Lauderdale area.

I get the impression that there aren't many sessions around, but I've been to a couple of bluegrass ones and had a great time – I take the mandolin for that. Everyone is friendly and welcoming and I really enjoyed it, and certainly hope to go again this coming February.

But I also play a bit of folk and a bit of swing, and I think your idea of doing something that combines all three sounds like something I'd very much like to do too.